Inuit Pagoda

Inuit Pagoda are sonic explorers from Biel/Bienne, Switzerland, crafting music that slips gracefully between jazz, krautrock and ambient experimentation while resisting any single definition. Founded in 2019 by guitarist-composer Emilio Vidal, saxophonist Nikola Jan Gross and drummer Jonas Albrecht, the trio began with a taste for progressive, repetitive structures and richly textured soundscapes.

Their early work included Analog Flood (2019), a multidisciplinary collaboration with the Neuchâtel graphic collective U-Zehn that paired music with large-format screen-printed artwork. In 2020, they followed with the single Le Vol des Rêves, accompanied by a striking video by visual artist Nathan Jucker and a live show integrating mapping technologies and graphic projections. These projects revealed a group intent on erasing the boundaries between music, visual art, and performance.

In 2022, Inuit Pagoda joined the Creaked label for a pair of exploratory releases. A year later, their EP Backflows captured this evolution, blending warm krautrock pulses with the fluidity of modern jazz and atmospheric textures. Around this time, the line-up shifted and the band expanded to a quartet with the addition of keyboardist Armelle Scholl and drummer Marius Rivier, further enriching their palette of organic instrumentation and electronic experimentation.

Now, with their 2026 album Echo Chamber, Inuit Pagoda present their most accomplished statement yet: six tracks of vivid, immersive music that sharpen and deepen their intuitive interplay. Drawing influences from post-rock, noise, progressive and ambient traditions, the band creates a sound that feels at once physical and cerebral, nostalgic and forward-looking. Whether performing in clubs, festivals, or modular venues that dissolve the line between stage and audience, Inuit Pagoda build environments that are both immersive and enchanting, inviting listeners into a universe that is simultaneously tangible and just out of reach.